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Heads of Department announced at NPSS 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 2 March 2021 Four staff members of NPSS have been announced as Heads of Department. Four staff members of NPSS have been announced as Heads of Department, (f.l.t.r) Ms Yolandi Bezuidenhout (Afrikaans and GET phase), Ms Anje Breedt (Computer Applications Technology), Mr Sudeep Surendran (Mathematics and Science) and Ms Polile Malaza (HOD of English and FET phase). “Congratulations, and good luck with the new journey.” < Previous Article Next Article >

Ongeluk eis 2 lewens Ongeluk eis 2 lewens 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 24 November 2020 Die SAPD van Davel wil graag ‘n versoek doen op al die padverbruikers om die verkeersreëls te gehoorsaam, en veilig te wees op die paaie tydens die feesseisoen. Op Vrydag, 20 November, ongeveer 12:30 het daar ‘n grusame ongeluk plaasgevind op die N17 tussen Ermelo en Bethal. Tydens die ongeluk was daar drie voertuie betrokke, ‘n wit BMW, silver Isuzu bakkie en ‘n wit Chevrolet bakkie. Die pad was vir ongeveer 3 ure gesluit weens die terwyl nood- en opruimdienste rondgeskarrel het. Volgens Konstabel Portia van Davel SAPD is die oorsaak van die ongeluk weens die bestuurder van die BMW wat ander voertuie verby gesteek het op ‘n dubbel sperstreep, waarna hy beheer verloor het oor sy voertuig en met die Chevrolet gebots het. Twee persone is tydens die ongeluk op die toneel oorlede, waar een ernstig beseer is en na Trichardt Medi-Clinic geneem is vir mediese behandeling. Die SAPD van Davel wil graag ‘n versoek doen op al die padverbruikers om die verkeersreëls te gehoorsaam, en veilig te wees op die paaie tydens die feesseisoen. < Previous Article Next Article >

Breyten residents left weeks without water 1/2 Share GK CRONJE 16 February 2021 The circulating reason for the outage seems to point towards a broken reservoir pump, which has allegedly been run into oblivion due to lack of maintenance and acts of sabotage and vandalism. Residents in Breyten are having a hard time with the lack of service delivery from Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM), as a myriad of households have been sitting with dry taps for extended periods of time. Complaints have flooded in regarding this issue, with residents stating that some areas have been left without water for four weeks, with no action from MLM. The circulating reason for the outage seems to point towards a broken reservoir pump, which has allegedly been run into oblivion due to lack of maintenance and acts of sabotage and vandalism. The call centre is of no use, with residents stating that the phone simply remains unanswered. Further aggravating the outage is the fact that the water tankers from MLM fails to deliver potable water to households in need, allegedly only supplying one street at a time, and calling it a day, leaving the rest high and dry. Complaints have also been received regarding the attitude of water tanker operators, who seem to feel nothing for the plight of residents. Many residents have also stated that MLM has, to date, failed to deliver on their promise of water tankers, as declared on 1 February 2021. Relayed messages from officials state that the pump is indeed out of commission, and that a lack of funds prevents MLM from repairing the pump and filling the reservoirs. Allegations have also surfaced that the main pump ha been replaced with a smaller pump, incapable of sufficient pressure to fill the reservoir. When asked about this allegation, the MLM spokesman claimed that he would enquire from the technical team. At the time of press, no response on this matter had been received. Upon enquiry, MLM supplied the Tribune with an update on the reservoir levels. However, the levels have come under scrutiny, as this exact same message had been forwarded to other residents days prior, with the levels of the reservoirs being identical. MLM claims that the reservoir in Breyten has a level of 60%, yet a large amount of households are still left without running water. Serious concerns have also been raised as schools opened yesterday (Monday, 15 February 2021), with no running water in large parts of Breyten.. As hygiene is paramount during the pandemic, this is a serious cause for concerns, especially with the washing of hands and toilets that needs to be flushed. Residents alleges that the municipality is blatantly lying to them, with each official singing a different tune as to the reason for the interruption and water outage. MLM has said that residents can contact CDW Mandla Manana on 060 502 7459, Ward Councillor Dhludhlu on 082 935 1257, or the contact centre on 080 001 4903 with complaints and queries. MLM has issued and update regarding the water outage in Breyten, stating the following: “Torbenite pump room update - At the Breyten water plant, there was no flow from the pump room, due to vandalized infrastructure as per the video. The situation was exacerbated by the load shedding over the past few days. Water has been restored in many part of Breyten and Chrissiesmeer, however the high lying areas are still experiencing low pressure or no water at all. Both maintenance team are on site for the repairs. The restoration time not provided. MLM apologize to the affected community for the inconvenience caused by the interruptions.” The video of the pump room can be viewed on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. This update, provided by MLM on Monday (yesterday), is of little comfort to affected residents, who received the same update during the course of last week, and are still without running water at this point in time. It has, however, come to the attention of the Tribune that the alleged vandalism of the pump had taken place between 2 and 4 February 2021, with it being nearly two weeks since the incident, with MLM simply not being able to deliver water to the community. The discrepancy in the timeline of events, as well as conflicting reports from officials have raised serious concerns from residents, as an evident lack of transparency from MLM seriously brings into question what the situation is at the Breyten pump station. MLM has wholly dodged the enquiries and addressing the main concerns of residents, and had failed to respond to enquiries as to the date when the video was taken, and when the reservoir levels were last checked. Also, no indication has been provided as to the reason for the outage, as the MLM spokesman claimed to have been waiting for feedback from the technical department. The Tribune requested a statement from MLM, which had not received. At the time of press, there had been no clarity from MLM regarding the situation in Breyten, the steps being taken to remedy the outage, nor the supply of water tankers. The operating condition and level of efficiency of the pump is also unknown at this time. < Previous Article Next Article >

MLM announces yet another set of MMCs 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 14 June 2022 The mayoral committee is the executive wing of the institution, chaired by the executive mayor. On Tuesday, 7 June 2022, a special council meeting convened, where the newly elected executive mayor announced the new members of the mayoral committee (MMC). The mayoral committee is the executive wing of the institution, chaired by the executive mayor. TC Motha has been announced as technical services department MMC. Motha is responsible for oversight over four sections, namely electric service, mechanical workshop, project management unit, roads management, and water and sanitation services. BG Motha has been announced as planning and economic development MMC, and is also councillor for Ward 8. Motha is responsible for oversight over four sections, namely local economic development, land use management and spatial development, human settlement and property management. MMC EC Msezane is responsible for finance department. This department is comprised of six sections, namely budget management, supply chain management, expenditure management, assets management, credit control and cash management and revenue management. SE Ngovene has been announced as MMC for community and social services department, and is a councillor for Ward 10. The community and social services department is comprised of seven sections namely, disaster and security services, fire and rescue service, licensing and regulatory services, traffic and law enforcement services, library and information services, cemetery, parks, sports and recreation services, solid waste management and environmental services. TJ Madlala has been announced as MMC for the corporate services department, and is a councillor for Ward 3. The corporate services department is comprised of six sections, namely legal services, council secretariat and records management, human resources, information communication technologies, facilities and auxiliary services, office of the executive mayor and office of the speaker. < Previous Article Next Article >

Rand Water unbothered by court order 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 2 February 2021 To date, the water pressure has been reduced by 70%, leaving many residents and businesses high and dry. Govan Mbeki Municipality (GMM) owes the Rand Water Board (RWB) in excess of R355-million, and has repeatedly failed to honor payment agreements set out between RWB and GMM. To date, the water pressure has been reduced by 70%, leaving many residents and businesses high and dry. At this time, GMM is expected to pay approximately R50 million to RWB every 45 days. However, this payment covers the current account, and not the old debt and interest it has accumulated. Despite GMM winning a High Court case against Rand Water, scores of residents in Bethal, eMzinoni, Secunda, Trichardt, Evander, Kinross and eMbalenhle are still left without water. AfriForum has also stepped into the fray, lodging a case against WRB to ensure that residents are supplied with water. AfriForum also believes that GMM should be held accountable for the water crisis, stating that mismanagement of the repayment has led to the current crisis. According to the executive mayor of GMM, Mr Nhlakanipho Zuma, RWB had not opened the valves to let water through to the GMM area as required, and had failed to pump water to the region that includes Bethal. At this time, the water is supplied to reservoirs, but it is still an uphill battle as many residents and business are still without water due to the low reservoir levels. < Previous Article Next Article >

Liggies laat wiel met wintersport 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 8 March 2022 Ligbron o/14 A wen met 12-17, o/14 B vertrap opponente met ‘n prag-telling van 48-0, en o/15 A wen met 10-0. Ligbron het die wintersport-seisoen afgeskop, en op Saterdag, 5 Maart 2022 in Alberton kragte gemeet teen Hoërskool Dinamika. Die uitslae was as volg: rugby - Ligbron o/14 A wen met 12-17, o/14 B vertrap opponente met ‘n prag-telling van 48-0, o/15 A wen met 10-0, o/16 A wen met 19-15, die 2de span wen met 27-17, en die eerste span wen met 13-10. Hokkie - Ligbron o/14 dogters wen met 2-3, o/15 dogters speel gelykop met 0-0, beide o/16 dogters en o/16 seuns wen met 3-0, tweede span dogters wen met 5-0, eerste span dogters wen met 2-0, en die eerste span seuns wen met ‘n puik telling van 6-0. Netbal - Ligbron o/14 A verloor 7-23, o/14 B verloor 1-16, o/15 A verloor 5-29, o/16 A verloor 9-24, o/16 B verloor 5-17, die tweede span verloor 9-15, en die eerste span verloor 12-46. < Previous Article Next Article >

Trotse EHS Graad 11 leerders ontvang streepbaadjies Mienke Cloete en Johan Strauss op die verhoog tydens die voorlesing van die Presidente se erekode met EHS se hoof, mnr Pieter Grobler aan die woord. Mienke Cloete en Johan Strauss op die verhoog tydens die voorlesing van die Presidente se erekode met EHS se hoof, mnr Pieter Grobler aan die woord. 1/1 Share Content Supplied ​ Na die oorhandiging van die baadjies, is die Skoolbybel oorhandig aan die hoofdogter vir 2023, Mienke Cloete, as simbool van geloof. Op 24 Oktober het Hoërskool Ermelo hulle jaarlikse seremonie gehou waar die Graad 11’s hul streepbaadjies ontvang het. Die spesiale funksie behels die oorhandiging van EHS se kenmerkende streepbaadjies aan volgende jaar se matrieks. Die leerders antwoord op ‘n erekode, waarna hulle op die verhoog staan en hul ouers die geleentheid kry om die gewone groen baadjie te vervang met die besondere streepbaadjie. Die simboliese waarde hiervan is iets wat die Erries na aan die hart lê. Dit dui aan dat jy as Graad 12-leerder deel is van die leiers van die EHS en ‘n voorbeeld stel vir dié wat na jou moet opkyk. Na die oorhandiging van die baadjies, is die Skoolbybel oorhandig aan die hoofdogter vir 2023, Mienke Cloete, as simbool van geloof met die wens: “Glo in God en glo in die toekoms. Neem dit as ‘n lig vir jou pad – ook vir die Erries.” Die skoolvlag is oorhandig aan die hoofseun vir 2023, Johan Strauss, as simbool van eenheid – eenheid in wil en eenheid in strewe. Die wens wat gepaardgaan met dié vlag, is: “Neem dit en bou ‘n beter toekoms vir ons skool en ons land.” Mag die matrieks van 2023 die waarde en tradisie van die streepbaadjies ter harte neem en leiers wees, waar hul pad ookal heen mag lei. - Inhoud en foto verskaf deur EHS < Previous Article Next Article >

Landties fietsryers vaar uitstekend 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 16 March 2021 Hulle het vir 'n begin die 10km gery, en tot verbasing uitstekende uitslae gelewer. Morgenzon Landbou Akademie het hierdie jaar ook begin met fietsry as 'n sport. Die leerders oefen al vir 'n wyle baie hard. Op Sondag, 14 Maart 2021, het die leerders aan hul eerste kompetisie deelgeneem in Alberton. Hulle het vir 'n begin die 10km gery, en tot verbasing uitstekende uitslae gelewer. Ruan Lombard en Juan Zeelie het onderskeidlik 2de en 3de plekke behaal uit 'n groep van 90 deelnemers in die 10km. < Previous Article Next Article >

Havenga Road gone to hell in a handbasket 1/6 Share GK CRONJE 11 January 2022 "We are the ones losing clients and business, yet we have to dig into our wallets to assist the municipality." Scores of residents, along with heavy vehicle drivers, have lamented the shoddy state of Havenga Road. Motorists are forced to drive on the sidewalk to avoid the ghastly sinkholes and potholes. Some of the sinkholes measure up to 50 centimeters in depth, and some of these sinkholes cause the mud flaps and belly plates from heavy vehicles to scrape on what remains of the road. The road conditions have deteriorated to such an extent that various heavy vehicle drivers have a had close calls being bogged down by their load, and all drivers have an amazingly stressful time navigating the maze of sinkholes. The road surface virtually nonexistent, with motorists having to take detours, or face the offroad track that is Havenga Road. Recent rainfall has highlighted the utter lack of maintenance and upkeep from Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM) of this designated heavy vehicle route. Msukaligwa Local Municipality's spokesman, Mandla Zwane, has stated in December 2021 that the municipality had plans on making the road traversable with the assistance of local businesses. Alas, the roadway is currently in an exponentially worse condition due to the rainfall experienced. Several local businesses have, however, expressed their dissatisfaction at the fact that MLM comes crawling tail between the legs for assistance when service delivery situations get financially too hot to handle. “It is funny that the municipality only acknowledges big roleplayers in the Ermelo business and mining sectors when they are in need of assistance. We have been nagging at the municipality to take action with regards to Havenga Road, to maintain the surface and to make repairs before the road surface is too far gone;” a local business owner, who chooses to remain anonymous, lamented. “We have had several meetings with the officials at the municipality to avoid Havenga Road becoming a second Wessels Road lawsuit. However, nobody paid any heed, and all we as business owners were offered were half-hearted heaps of soil ditched in the sinkholes. The municipality did not even care enough to compact the soil. Months later, and now business owners and mining businesses are requested to assist with materials and machinery. To what end? It is clear that we, as business sector, are being misused. We are the ones losing clients and business, yet we have to dig into our wallets to assist the municipality, who is already pocketing and clearly wasting our rates and taxes, along with skyhigh water and electricity bills that we have to fork out every month. They are getting to the end of their rope and I don’t even feel a tinge of remorse for refusing to assist them in any way.” Road users are warned to the fact that smaller, deceptively deep potholes may be waterlogged, and pose a danger to unaware motorists further aggravates the situation. The shocking state of Havenga Road. You may view more photos and videos on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Agterklap-botsing saai chaos op N11 Agterklap-botsing saai chaos op N11 1/6 Share GK CRONJE 4 May 2021 Motoriste wat in die rigting van Ermelo gereis het moes ook wyd kyk vir omstaanders wat blindelings oor die pad gehardloop het om ‘n oog te gooi, en groot skares wat langs die pad saamgedrom het. Verkeer was vir omtrent twee ure lank belemmer op die N11, oorkant die ingang van die Ermelo stortingsterrein. Volgens ooggetuies op die toneel het die botsing tussen die voertuie plaasgeving nadat een van die bestuurders die agterklap van ‘n motor teen ‘n redelike hoë spoed getref het. Volgens die omstaanders was loslopende diere te danke vir die chaos, maar dié moet egter deur die SAPS bevestig word. Tydens die botsing was vier voertuie oënskynlik betrokke, waarvan twee voertuie erge skade opgedoen het, een ligte skade, en een voertuig het in ‘n nabye veld opgeinding. Verkeersbeamptes het hul hande vol gehad met motoriste was ongeduld getoon het in die ry van voertuie wat bykans 500 meter lank tougestaaan het. Motoriste wat in die rigting van Ermelo gereis het moes ook wyd kyk vir omstaanders wat blindelings oor die pad gehardloop het om ‘n oog te gooi, en groot skares wat langs die pad saamgedrom het. Ten tye van pers kon die SAPS geen terugvoer gee aan die Tribune ePaper rakende die botsing nie. Daar word verneem dan slegs ligte beserings opgedoen was deur die betrokke partye. Kyk gerus na die video van die toneel op ons Facebook blad, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Big trouble in Littledale Street 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 7 July 2020 The condition of this road is horrendous, with a mixture of rubble, chipped bricks, stone and what seems like sewage makes for a mixture of concern. Unwary motorists could easily cause great damage to their vehicle if not alert. Residents and motorists are Cassim Park are getting the short end of the stick, with an alarming amount of unfinished worksites, dubious connections and crumbling infrastructure. Additionally, the road conditions in this area leaves much to be desired, with focus shifting to Littledale Street. The condition of this road is horrendous, with a mixture of rubble, chipped bricks, stone and what seems like sewage makes for a mixture of concern. Unwary motorists could easily cause great damage to their vehicle if not alert. Even though Msukaligwa Local Municipality is aware of these issues, the road surface continues to regress, along with the rest of Cassim Park, which was once a jewel of Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Kyk uit vir oud-errie op SuperSport se “Rugby Kuiers” 1/1 Share SM HATTINGH 13 July 2021 Nicky het 6 jaar lank vir die Blou Bulle gespeel, waarna hy daarna ook 'n draai by verskeie ander provinsiale spanne gemaak het. Die Britse/Ierse Leeus toer tans in Suid-Afrika, en speel wedstryde teen verskeie provinsiale spanne en die Springbokke. Oud-Errie, Nicky van Der Walt, wat in 1993 gematrikuleer het, het in 1997 teen die Britse/Ierse Leeus te staan gekom toe hy vir die Blou Bulle uitgedraf het. Die Blou Bulle het geskiedenis gemaak toe hulle die Britse/Ierse Leeus gewen het, en geen ander provinsiale span kon die Leeus tot dusver klop nie. Nicky het 6 jaar lank vir die Blou Bulle gespeel, waarna hy daarna ook 'n draai by verskeie ander provinsiale spanne gemaak het. Nicky was die afgelope week te sien op die SuperSport program Rugby Kuiers, wat aangebied word deur Hennie Koortzen en Wynie Strydom. Nicky is tans mede-afrigter van EHS se 0/15 rugbyspan. “Ons is trots op die oud-Errie!” < Previous Article Next Article >